Definition of bird: see gull...

Long walk... short pier...

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Zen...

Salty drinks and nature's runway...

To dodge or hope for some luck...

I've heard that if a bird poops on you it foretells good fortune...


My car must have a ton of good fortune...


Especially the second after it gets washed...


Ok, all joking aside... I took advantage of a feeding frenzy and a breeze off the north shore as we were waiting for the "polar bear" leap into the sound. These seagulls were hovering en masse as a few of us clicked away. Thankfully none of them showered me with good fortune.

Blue skies and a northern breeze off the lake...

And dont forget the worms!...

"I know, I know... you forget once and she never lets you live it down."


I think we need to be very careful. I've seen more and more of these avian meetings. What are they planing?

Safety is far from shore...

Camera Critters #2...

This week I have a few images for tonight and during this week I will have a nightly Ella action shot as well as my regular daily picture. Hey, you can never have to much critter love!

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That's what dreams are made of...

I had Van Halen on the brain after shooting this.

Stryper...

Remember that band? I'm sure this little angel is related in some way... but what could it be?



I was never really into them. I was more of a Slayer and Sepultura fan... but this bird sure reminded me of Stryper. I wonder what their new tunes sound like.

Always look left...

One thing that I learned early in life is if you don't look left, some f***er on a bike will broadside you while your looking right. Now, it ain't a bike, but I'm sure this seagull is going to learn a similar lesson...



I just liked the layers in this next one.

A Beautiful Day... of my own...

This past week MCF posted a bunch of pictures from one of his great outings on our little island. In the past we have explored together and had similarities if not downright identical photos. My little experiment was to go to a site he previously visited to see what I would find and how I would interpret the local through my lens. I also wanted to try out my new InfraRed filter (which I need to practice with). Long shutter speeds are needed so any movement is blurred. Enjoy the comparisons.

Oh, and lately youtube has been sucking. It keeps failing short 13 second clips although the same format went through previously without any problems.

View from the top.


"Now everyone say GARBAGE!"


Reflecting on the present.


Two versions of the same subject at different speeds. The first is a slower shutter with more light entering.




A "Flutter By"


NYC from the middle of LI.


IR photo experiment.




Life & Death.


Poli Nation


This was taken from about 30 feet up. There were thousands of fish along the shore. Minnows. But the video keeps failing the processing on youtube.


See that little dot just right of center?


That's him.


Another "Flutter By"


"AHHHHHH, I love the cool wind blowing through my feathers!"


Woah! Déjávu! Kind of...


And those darned guineas are in town...


That there is one fowl guinea! Click it to see the biggest mess since the platypus.